Lemon Cupcakes

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Member recipe by katielizl

Servings

Serves 1 - 12 Cakes

A great recipe if you have guests or just for fun! Makes 12 so ypou camn double the quantitiy more and more. Kids love making these... and so do adults! So just have fun baking these wonderful cupcakes!

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Method

Whisk the eggs in a seperate bowl until doubled in volume, then slowly add it to the mixture stirring until thick.

Add the lemon zest & juice then whisk.

Sift in the flour, gently fold the mixture.

Spoon into the cupcake cases.

Put into the oven and cook for about 17mins until the tops are golden & are firm to touch.

Leave to cool for 5mins

For The Icing:
Sift the icing sugar into a bowl.
Add lemon Juice bit by bit until mixture is smooth but not too runny. Use more or less juice as required.
Add in the lemon zest, then drizzle onto the cakes.
Decorate as desired.

Comments, questions and tips

This is great... L.O.L. I did enjoy making these infact it is one of the best recipe's for lemon cupcakes, i thouroughly enjoyed them to eat aswell :)

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